Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-03-05
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A resident of Chicago has filed claim at
the Treasury Office for the redemption Of a
one thousand dollar United States bond,
which he claims to have chewed up and
swallowed to prevent burglar from get
ting it.
Three men were killed and three wounded
at Coronado, Kan, Wednesday the result Of
feud created in the location Of the county
seat of Wallace county. The men killed
and wounded were from Leoti, neighbcr-
ing and rival town.
The bill to prevent the employment Of
ccnvict or alien labor upon public works,
! and Of convict labor in the preparation Of
materials for public works, passed by the
Senate, has already passed the House, and
| goes to the President.
Signor Cohen. we'll diamond brok-
er, horseman and book maker Of Chicago, was
robbed of $roo in money and $1,000 worth Of
| diamonds in Pullman sleeper on the Iron
Mountain Road Sunday night while on his
way from Memphis to Ch;eago.
P. D. armour, the well.known Chicago
packer, says that company will be organ
lied next week in Chicago, with several
million dollars capital, for the purpose Of
Immediately erecting throughout the South
twelve gigantic cotton.seed oil mills.
King Tofa, Of Porto Novo, India, is SAID
to have practiced horrible cruelties toward
subordinate Princes, cutting out eyes,
tongues, breaking jaws. scalping and burn
ing them. The torture is said to be pro-
longei for many days before death releases
the victims.
Railroad men say that the recent snow
storm was unprecedented in the history OF
railroading in Canada. Trains in every quar-
ter have been snewed up for three days and
relief parties with provisions to Keep impri-
soned passengers from starving have been
sent out on snowshoes.
Herr won Schafie, formerly the Austrian
Cabinet Minister, says war between France
and Germany would cost S3,2oo, ,ooo, 900.
| II four countries, Austria, Russia, France
and Germany fought, he says the bill would
be Sc, ooo, ,ooo. 600; and he also thinks Euro.
pean war would bring universal bankruptcy. !
A very remarkable operation has just been
performed by Keetelly at the West London
Hospital. A child was brought in having a
large mole covering nearly the whole of its
cheek. He planted flesh from its arm on its
cheek. Everything succeeded perfectly,
and the mole and the child are reported do
ing well.
! The socialistic Justice of the Peace
(Engelhardt), who married Nina Van Zandt
to August Spies by proxy, last week at Chi
cago returned the license to the County Clerk
as required by law, to be recorded. County
Clerk Wulf says he will not record it uuless'
the attorney advises him to, as he regards it
| as invalid.
1t is now said that the President has de.
cided on four persons for the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Thomas M. Cooley Of
Michigan is one, Gen. Bragg of Alabama is
another, w. r. Morrison of Illinois is the third
and ex Gov. Grant of Colorado is the fourth.
The fifth place will probably 60 to New York
or New England.
Among the glories Of the British ceustitu-
ton are the many blessings which it show
ers upon the rich and titled. Here, for in
stance, is the Duke Of Portland, whose rent
roll yields him 81, 900 day. He also holds
the court Office of Master Of the Horse,
which requires him to do nothing save to-
draw salary Of $I2, 500 per annum.
| The statement in the German press as to
Bismarck's intention to punish Alsace-Lor-
raine for the results of the recent election
has created considerable excitement in Paris,
and signs of rising irritation are everywhere
visible. For the FIRST time since the era of
mutual provocation commenced warlike feel
ing is manifested in places Of public resort.
A high London military authority states
that if the outbreak Of hostilities can be de-
layed until the end Of April or the beginning
of May, Russia will have fully million of
troops on the German and Austrian frontiers
besides force in Asia approaching GOO, 900
men. Upward of a quarter OF million are
in Asia Minor and the remainder in Central
Asia.
saved His Life.
Mr.. D. l. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky. i;
| saws he was for MANY wears badly afflicted